09-05-2025
Cleanup efforts begin in Jefferson Parish after Wednesday severe weather
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Debris and downed power lines remain on several West Bank streets, as residents continue to clean up after Wednesday's straight-line winds caused major damage to homes.
'As you can see behind us, we've been cleaning up all morning,' said Jefferson Parish resident Gregory Hingle.
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Hingle says on his street, branches from a large tree missed nearby homes by inches.
'It's fortunate it didn't hit any of these houses. None of the damage. There's a fence down behind here that goes all the way along by the hospital, and that's all down. Personally, don't think we'll be taking it down. It's a beautiful magnolia, maybe like 100 years old,' said Hingle.
A few blocks away, one resident tightened his boat. He explained that the winds from the storm nearly pushed it away.
'It pushed the trailer about three feet back. It pushed the boat about eight feet back and wrecked out a canopy over the boat. If it wasn't for the trailer, it might have taken the boat away. When it hit the trailer, the trailer stopped it,' said Jefferson Parish resident Miles.
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Meanwhile, Second Harvest volunteers prepared and delivered 290 meals to the Wynhoven Senior Living Center, where residents were unable to leave their rooms due to a power outage.
'The seniors normally come down in an elevator and eat in the dining room. So, what we were able to do through that partner agency, we provide the food that they were able to run up to the residents on their floors,' Second Harvest Chief Strategy Officer John Sillars.
With more bad weather expected this week, residents say they are expecting the unexpected.
'I grew up on the West Bank. After it comes, you know, periodically, year after year, you know, it might be worse this year than last year, but you just roll with it,' said U.S. cities are slowly sinking: Virginia Tech study
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